doom¹/dum; duːm/ n 1 [U] a terrible situation in the future that you are unable to avoid 厄运，劫数: a sense of impending doom (=something bad that will soon happen) 一种厄运马上来临的感觉 2 doom and gloomhumorous a feeling that the future will be terrible 【幽默】 （对未来）悲观失望: Barry's always full of doom and gloom. 巴里总是对将来充满悲观失望的情绪。